Blog on Bite, Breathing, Bite, and Beauty
DOME360 : A Workshop on Breathing Health & Craniofacial Development
Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) remains an under-recognized driver of systemic disease, cognitive performance decline, behavioral challenge, and long-term cardiometabolic risk. Dentistry sits in a uniquely powerful position in this space. Dental providers see patients regularly, examine airway-adjacent anatomy routinely, and have interventions that change structural and functional outcomes.
Each specialty contributes a different layer of the solution stack.
World Sleep Congress 2025: Inside the First Sleep Surgery Cadaver Workshop
This year at the World Sleep Congress, we hosted the first Sleep Surgery Cadaver Workshop — bringing together global experts to demonstrate cutting-edge techniques from Inspire and Nyxoah stimulation to robotic TORS and maxillomandibular advancement-MMA. A day of innovation, collaboration, and vision for the future of sleep surgery.
Restoration of Missed Milestones in Airway Development for Sleep
About a year ago, I attended the World Sleep Congress as one of the keynote speakers. The selection was a surprising honor for me. I felt grateful to present as a surgeon. It wasn’t always that surgeons had a recognized role in the treatment of patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
When I first Dr. Nelson Powell, my career mentor, he told me about a debate between surgery and medicine’s roles in the treatment of OSA, featured in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.
Aligning Maxillary Expansion with Nasal Breathing
Over 3 consecutive weekends, I spoke, taught, and learned of contemporary updates in naso-maxillary expansion, at the AAOMS, AAO-ISSS, and AHUL. Coincidentally, they all took place in Florida, my new home base.